PORTFLEET's tug "Uran" to assist ships in mooring at Sochi port during Sochi 2014 Olympics

Ship-Docking Tug "Uran” (Uranus) chartered out by PORTFLEET to Rosmorport for docking ships at Sochi port during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2014, the Company told PortNews.

Currently, the tugboat has departed from St. Petersburg and is bound for the North Sea. The ship is expected to arrive in Sochi on January 15, 2014.

The "Uran" will start work on January 25 and will continue mooring operations until the end of February 2014.

Ship-Docking Tug "Uran" was built at “Tito” Shipyard in former Yugoslavia. The vessel is certified for international marine towing operations.